Machine for crimping glassware



(No ModeL) J. BLUMENBERG.

MACHINE FOR ORIMPING GLASSWABE. No, 858,724. Patented Mar. 1, 1887.

. rare JULIUS BLUMENBERG, OF MARTINS FERRY, OHIO.

MACHINE FOR CRIMPING GLASSWARE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,724, dated March 1, 1887. Application filed November 2, 1886. Serial No. 217,329. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ULIUs BLUMENBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Martins Ferry, in the county of Belmont and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvemeutsin Machines for OrimpingGlassware; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a machine for crimping glassware, whereby crimps of a great variety of shapes and sizes can be produced in much less time and in a more simple and eco- Eomcal way than has heretofore been done by The machine in general embracesa suitable against the article by the rotary motion of either or both of said plates or disks. features, together with their general construction and arrangement, lies the novelty of this invention, all as will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

For a better understanding of the parts in detail attention is invited to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts, and where- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine, showing in dotted lines the parts in position for receiving the article to be crimped, and showing in solid lines the position of the parts when closed in upon the article; Fig. 2, a plan view of the lower plate or disk and its attachments; Fig. 3, a similar view of the up per plate or disk and its attachments, and Fig. 4 a detail of one of the arms used on the lower plate or disk.

In the drawings, A denotes any suitable base; B, the lower plate or disk, and C the upper plate or disk, both of which plates or disks are preferably of an annular form, and are pivoted at the center by a bolt or pin, D, screwed into the base A.

The lower plate or disk, B, is provided on top with a series of horizontal arms, I), which In these.

are preferably round and of equal length throughout, and have bent-up outer ends or Vertical pins, 1), and bent-down inner ends,b", which inner ends are set loosely in holes b arranged, preferably, at equal distances apart in a circle concentric with'said plate or disk.

The upper plate or disk, 0, is set on top of the plate or disk B, and the outer ends or pins,

b, of the arms I) pass up through radial slots oin said upper plate or disk, 0. These slots 0 are closed at each end, are preferably of uniform length throughout an d at equal distances apart, and are arranged in acircle concentric with the plate or disk. Between every two of the slots 0 are two vertical pins or other suitable detents, cc, fixed in the plate or disk 0; but there may bGlllOI'G or less of these pins or detents, and they may be removable, and they maybe adjustable in toward and outfrom the center of the plate or disk by simply providing screw-threaded holes (I, as shown by dotted lines,in Fig. 3, and by screw-threading the lower ends of the pins or detents 0 c.

The two plates or disks B and C are separate and independent to the'extent shown, and when an article is to'be crimped they are to be turned in opposite directions, either to open the parts to receive the article or to close them in upon the same. For this purpose the plate or disk B has a handle, B, and the plate or disk 0 has a handle, 0.

To place the parts in position to receive the article, the two handles of the plates or disks are separated; or, in other words, the two plates or disks are turned in opposite directions by separating the handles. This action turns the arms I) and throws their outer ends or pins, I), out to the outer ends of the slots 0, and the article to be criniped, which must be hot, is then placed upon the upper plate or disk, with its rim or the portion to be crimped between the pins or detents c and the outer ends or pins, 12, of the arms I), and is then ready to be crimped.

By drawing the handles together the arms I) are turned back and their outer ends or pins, 1), are closed in upon the glass, and the pressure forms the crimps all at the same time. As

.the action of the arms b is caused by the 0011- tactof their outer ends or pins, 1), with the edges of the slots 0, it will be seen that the parts can be just as well operated by holding ICC - ing optional.

either one of the handles and manipulating with the other, this part of my invention be- It will be evident that by extending the slots 0 farther in toward the center the ends or pins b of the arms 12 could be made to work in and out, instead of out and in, as shown. Furthermore, it will be evident that by shortening or lengthening the pins or detents c and the outer ends or pins, b, of the arms 11 short or long crimps-could be made; that by increasing the number of arms and slots a continuous series of close small crimps would be the result; that by using one pin or detent, instead of two,'between the slots, as shown, a series of uniform crimps would be formed; that by using more than two of these pins or detents each alternate outside crimp would be wider than the intermediate inside crimp, and that any configuration or curve given to the pins would appear with the crimps.

Thus there are many ways by which crimps of a great variety of shapes and sizes can be formed on the rim or edges of various articles of glassware of various sizes; hence I do not Wish to be confined to any special construction and arrangement of the arms, pins, and slots, or to any particular number of such parts.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A machine for crimping glass articles, consisting, essentially, of two plates pivoted upon the same pin, the upper plate provided with pins or detents for holding the article in position, and the lower plate having movable arms or pins projecting through the upper plate, and adapted to be pressed against the glass by the rotary motion of either or both of said plates, substantially as described.

2. A machine for crimping glass articles,

consisting of two centrally-pivoted plates or therein by the rotary motion of either or both of said plates or disks, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A machine for crimping glass articles, consisting of two centrally-pivoted plates or disks, the upper one having an annular series of radial slots and an annular series of pins or detents for holding the article in position, and the lower one having an annular series of pivoted arms with bent-down inner ends, forming the pivots, and with bent-up outer end-s projecting through the slots in the upper plate or disk, and adapted to be moved back and forth therein by the rotary motion of either or both of said plates or disks, substantially as described.

4. A machine for crimping glass articles, consisting of two centrally-pivoted plates or disks, the upper one having a series of radial slots and a series of removable and adjustable pins or detents for holding the article in position, and the lower one having a series of pivoted arms with bent-up outer ends projecting through the slots in the upper plate or disk,and adapted to be moved back and forth therein by the rotary motion of either or both of said plates or disks, substantially as described.

5. A machine for crimping glass articles, consisting of a suitable base and two annular plates or disks centrally pivoted upon the same pin, the upper plate having an annular series of radial slots and an annular series 9f pins or detents arranged one or more between said slots, and the lower plate having an annular series of pivoted arms with bent-up outer ends or pins projecting through the slots in the upper plate, and adapted to be moved back and fort-h therein by handles on both of the plates, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS BLUMENBERG.

Witnesses:

Tuos. W. Sunnvn, HENRY SCHOMBER. 

